I started working with DP Martina Radwan about a year ago on the feature documentary, Mentor (addressing bullying... read more
John Bailey was a graduate film student at USC studying film criticism when he discovered a passion for cinematography while... read more
When Senior Director of Professional Engineering and Solutions at Canon, Larry Thorpe spoke recently about the Canon C300, he talked quite a bit about the sensor in the... read more
Canon’s Senior Director of Professional Engineering and Solutions, Larry Thorpe, recently spoke at an event at Rule Boston Camera presenting the Canon C300. You can see a video of his... read more
The Canon C300 had a coming out party in Boston last week where Larry Thorpe of Canon presented the camera at an evening event hosted by Rule Boston... read more
Dave Kruta grew up drawing and painting, but fell into cinematography in an unusual way. Working as a web designer, a job for a friend led... read more
Here is a just-posted short science-fiction film, When You Find Me, directed by Bryce Dallas Howard and produced by Ron Howard. It’s short on Canon’s new EOS C300 camera. As... read more
In part 1 of this interview, filmmaker Jared Flesher talked about his latest project, Sourlands, and making the switch to a large sensor DSLR camera. In part 2,... read more
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Jared Flesher is a self-taught filmmaker. He shot his first feature-length documentary, The Farmer and The Horse on a Canon consumer camcorder, shooting and editing the entire movie... read more
Most creative arts suffer from trends. Someone does something new or unusual, and suddenly dozens of others are imitating it; just look at Hollywood. Since the arrival of the Canon 5D... read more
Last week Jonathan Yi posted a video on the web: “Canon EOS C300 = Awesome”. The video, shot with a prototype of... read more
Originally published in the Fall 2010 issue. The time frame needed to produce an independent feature these days can seem longer than... read more
Originally published in the Spring 2009 issue. Although cameras always seem to attract the most interest, lighting (and the correct use of it) is perhaps the most vital aspect of the... read more
We’ve seen several revolutions in the world of camera design over the past ten years; HD video, solid state recording, DSLRs, and large sensor cameras, but one that is often... read more
Originally posted April 2011. This fifth and last NAB 2011 blog is really about churn. Churn, to my way of thinking, is the degree of agitation and upheaval in the industry at... read more
November 3rd marked the highly anticipated arrival of the Canon EOS C300 and RED Scarlet-X, two compact digital... read more
At Independent Film Week this past September, Ed Lachman taught a Masterclass sponsored by Kodak. An acclaimed cinematographer known for creating lush and arresting images in films such as I’m... read more
Get ready for the next round of DSLRs — Canon has just announced their EOS-1D X. From Engadget: Stick a... read more
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Ed Lachman on limitations he faced while shooting the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce.
From the 2011 Filmmaker Conference
To watch the full Master Class with Ed Lachman,... read on IFP » cinematography
Not that we haven’t been flooded with C300 reviews already (link, link, link, link, link, link), but I would like to present this one in particular as it’s done... read on cinema5D news
By Ahmed Elhusseiny Every year, somewhere in the middle of the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, a diverse and motley group of people from around the globe gather for the... read on DSLR News Shooter
This DIY project claims to increase the performance of your cheap Canon Lens Kit, although I'm a little skeptical. But hey, look at those before and after pics, it must... read on FilmmakerIQ.com » Cinematography
Shooter Frank Glencairn has released his Sony FS100 picture profiles that he’s calling G-LOG. These free scene files are a flat, almost LOG-like image setting that lends itself to grading... read on FreshDV » Cameras
The KineRAW is a Chinese digital cinema camera that I called (perhaps too harshly) a “knockoff” of the ARRI ALEXA and RED cameras. This is a guest post by Wentao... read on NoFilmSchool » cinematography
Hard Boiled Sweets is a British gangster movie set in the Essex town of Southend a mixture of Elmore Leonard and film Noir…but set in England. I watched the finished... read on Philip Bloom
Last week, San Francisco rental house extraordinaire Videofax took delivery of Sony F65 #15, and on Thursday BandPro’s Jeff Cree came up to show off... read on PVC | Camera Log by Adam Wilt
Is bounce light really just about aiming a light at a white card and walking away? No. There are a couple of tricks to getting the... read on PVC | Stunning Good Looks by Art Adams
All the EPIC stages have been allocated... and EPIC is now officially out of backorder. Starting later this week, Epic-X ( and the Touchscreen...... read on REDUSER.net - Recon
I wanted to make all of you aware of a Tweet Up for Act of Valor. It will take place on Saturday, February 25th at the following location: Regal LA LIVE... read on Hurlbut Visuals
John August’s video demo of his new app Highland, for converting screenplays between Fountain, Final Draft, and PDF formats. It even lets you go from PDF to Fountain... read on Prolost
This is just a reminder that the Vimeo Festival + Awards call for entries closes Monday, February 20th at 11:59pm. So this is your last chance to submit the work... read on Vincent Laforet's Blog
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